Shen Changan opened a bottle of beer and clinked glasses lightly with Zhou Yongnan. He had a smile on his face, but refused to say a single extra word.
"You must have a girlfriend! When did it happen?"
Zhou Yongnan was the first to ask questions, but everyone kept asking.
"I'm a career-oriented man. How can I have time for a love relationship?" I'm different from you. You're dating, but I already have a child.
"Tsk! You're so cocky even though you don't even have a partner!"
Everyone booed. During the meal, the two friends kept showing their affection, and Zhou Yongnan's eyes turned red.
"You are too eye-catching. I won't invite you to dinner in the future! Shen Changan, don't you agree?"
"I don't feel anything."
Shen Changan was chatting and laughing with his friends, but his thoughts were drifting away.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Jiang Li has to buy New Year's goods and make new clothes for his family. He has been busy for several days.
Jiang Yi has also been helping his sister take care of the children these days. The more than 20 "puppies" hatched from the dog eggs have all grown fur.
The "puppies" chirp and circle around Goudan every day. Goudan, who used to feel lonely, now feels needed and his days are very fulfilling.
On the 28th day of the lunar year, the police suddenly came to our door.
The last time the police came to the house was when Jiang Li reported the case and arrested human traffickers. Everyone was surprised when they came suddenly this time.
Some people followed the police and whispered to each other, wondering what had happened.
Everyone's doubts grew even more when they saw the police arrive at Jiang Li's home.
"What happened at Jiang Li's house? Why did the police come again?"
"I don't know. I heard that Jiang Li's sister was kidnapped by human traffickers and hasn't been found yet."
"Yeah, I haven't seen Jiang Yun for over a month. I'm afraid I can't find him anymore."
In fact, everyone is very curious about Jiang Yun's affairs, and some people secretly blame Jiang Li, saying that she can't even take care of her own sister.
Some people also said that she was patriarchal and only cared about her younger brother, so she sent her younger sister away on purpose. Now she is hypocritically reporting the case.
Everyone has their own mouth, so they can say whatever they want, and Jiang Li never pays any attention to them.
Some people also felt sorry for her, knowing that life was not easy for her as a little girl.
I am just a child, and I have to raise a pair of younger brothers and sisters. Now I have a pair of twin sons. It must be very stressful for my delicate shoulders to support so many people.
With the long-term pressure accumulating, it was a blessing that Jiang Li did not collapse.
Just as life was getting better and better, the police suddenly came again.
Everyone wanted to know whether the police came to Jiang Li's house because he had committed a crime or because they had found out about Jiang Yun's whereabouts.
There were only two police officers who came, one of whom was someone Jiang Li knew.
Zhang Guocai was also very surprised when the police suddenly came to his door.
Jiang Yi was a little nervous. His sister seldom went out recently and it was impossible for her to have done anything wrong. Could there be any news about his younger sister?
"Uncle, please come in and sit down!"
Jiang Yi pushed the door as wide as possible, quickly invited the two in, and took the initiative to serve them tea, water and snacks.
Looking at his smooth movements, he doesn't look like a child at all, but clearly a sensible adult.
"Excuse me, is Comrade Jiang Li at home?"
"My sister is still in the room nursing the baby. She will be out soon. Please wait a moment."
Jiang Yi spoke in a very polite manner, and the two police officers nodded.
They silently took a sip of boiled water and looked up at the environment in the room.
The faint sound of a child crying could be heard from the room. They waited for more than ten minutes before Jiang Li came out of the room in a hurry.
"Comrades, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."
Jiang Li pointed inside the house, and both of them nodded in understanding.
"I understand."
"Excuse me, comrades, have you come to my house this time with any news about my sister?"
"There are two main things I'm here for this time." Zhou Xinming handed over a document, and Jiang Li quickly took it and read it through quickly.
"You're saying that you've got some information about the human trafficker who took my sister away, and now you need me to help you draw a portrait, and then issue a nationwide wanted notice for him?"
The information displayed on the file is that the man had been seen near the Northeast.
Jiang Li stared at the address several times, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
Isn’t this near the family where my sister was sold to the Northeast?
It's not even four months yet, and the human trafficker has exposed his whereabouts. Because of her appearance, some situations have deviated. Will the time to find my sister be advanced?
Jiang Li became very excited when he thought of this possibility.
If I could really find my sister earlier, would it mean that she would suffer less and endure less pain?
Shouldn't she also advance her plans?
I went to the Northeast before the New Year. Without relying on the Public Security Bureau, I went to look for my sister there myself. Maybe I could find her first.
The thought of this possibility made Jiang Li more and more excited, and he couldn't even sit still.
"Yes, this is all the information about the human traffickers. Please help draw a picture based on the actual situation so that we can find your sister as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll go through the information first and start drawing as soon as I understand the details."
This was a big matter concerning his sister, so Jiang Li immediately became extremely alert.
She concentrated on reading the information for half an hour, but Jiang Yi had already taken out all her painting tools.
Jiang Li started to paint after making a rough draft in his mind, and the whole painting process was completed in one go.
Half an hour later, Jiang Li had basically finished the painting. She thought about it and read the information carefully again, then made adjustments to some small details.
The two police officers and Jiang Yi sat quietly on the side and watched. Although Zhang Guocai was working, he couldn't help but turn his head to observe the situation in the room.
As soon as Jiang Li put down her paintbrush, everyone stood up and looked at her.
Jiang Li didn't say anything, and no one dared to say anything for fear of disturbing her.
"It's done."
Jiang Li handed over the painted portrait, and the two police officers looked at it again and again.
Both of them showed approval in their eyes: "The painting is so realistic, Jiang Li, your talent for portraiture is truly extraordinary."
"Looking at your portraits, it's as if the human traffickers are right in front of me. If we could ask you to draw portraits of every wanted criminal, it would definitely make our work much easier!"
The two police officers looked at Jiang Li with admiration.
"This is the money for the portrait. Since this case isn't too important, I've only requested ten dollars. I hope you don't mind."
"No need to give it to me. I'm not helping you, I'm helping my sister! This is what I should do."
Jiang Li pushed the money back. She had made up her mind that she would go to Aunt Yao's house soon and ask her to help take care of the child, while she would go to the Northeast herself!
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